The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-18
IDA l. CLoUGH, State Of Vermont,
Orange County Court,
DAVID T. CIOuCH Tune Term 1897

| To the Hon. the County Court next to be held at
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Ihetford in said Orange county and informs said
that the a8th day Of April, D. 1881 Norwich in
fully joined in marriage to David T. Cough by Rev. c.
r. Flanders minister Of the gospel and from that time
until about the 2oth day of Sept 1885 she v, with the
said David at Thetord aforesaid in the strict observ
ance OF all the duties enoined and abstainng from all
things prohibited by the marriage covenant but the
said David T. not observing all the duties thus enoined
upon him. has at diverse times since then committed the
crime Of adultery.
Your petitioner further shows that the fruits of
their said marriage there has been born her and
the said David T. son Walter S by name who is now
four years old and and always has been with the petit
TONER that the said David 7. has gone to parts
known your petitioner and is without the state Of
Vermont.
Your petitioner further shows that the said David T.
owns real estate in said town Of Theord follows that
is to say, his "home place" so called which contains
about forty, acres Of land and worth about fifeeh
hundred dollars and incumbered by mortgage for nine
hundred dollars; piece called the mountain lot" of
about fortyfour worth about hundred dollars
and ncImbered by mortgage for about one hundred and
twenty fve dollars piece Of land of about six
called the Gram lot ~orth about hundred and
fifty dollars and another piece of fifteen acres called the
meadow lot" worth about one hundred dollars, and
said Gram lot and meadow lot are together encum-
bered for one hundred and twenty-five dollars. And in
addition to said real estate is and the household
furniture belonging to said pettonee which is in the
petitioner possession.
Your petitioner further shows that she fears and has
to fear that said David T. will sell and convey
further cucumber said real and dispose Of said
personal property in way deprive her Of it
less restrained from so doing by injunction from this
Honorable Court.
Your petitioner therefore humbly prays this Honora
Bile Court that the bonds of matrmony between her and
the said David I. Cough may be dissolved and bill Of
divorce granted her and that the temporary and pera
nent custody Of said minor child be granted her and for
aimony. And your petitioner further prays that in
junction may be issued by this Honorable Court restrain
ing the said David T. Clough his agents and attorneys
from selling, conveying, dsposng Of any way, in
any wise ncumberng OF the real estate above here
IN described or any Of said personal property during the
Your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray.
Dated at Thetford in said Orange county this 18TH
day Of January, A. D., 1887.
IDA L. CLouGH
STATE OF VERMONT A. Thetford in said eoun-
~ Orange County, IS. }ty, this nth day Of Janu-
made oath to the truth Of the foregoing libel to the best
OF her knowledge information and belief.
Before me,
S: N. GLEASON, Master in Chancey.
et sss ss0ns Ds ha
the undersigned and it being made appear that the
said David T. Cough resides without this state tits
therefore ordered that the said David T. Clough be
summoned to appear and answer to said petition at the
term OF the county court next to be held at Chelsea
first Tuesday Of June, A. D., 1887, and show cause
any he may have why the prayer of said petitioner shall
not be granted by the publication Of said libel and this
order thereon in the United Opinion, weekly news
paper published Bradford in said Orange bounty three
weeks SUCCESSFULLY the last Of which pubca ions shall
said term of said court.
Dated at Chelsea in said County this aoth day Of
JAM A. d., 1887.
IS WIN. H. WALKER, Judge of Supreme Court.